Yatimov and Tashiev have “principally” agreed on border demarcation

According to official media from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, a meeting took place in the city of Batken between the co-chairs of the governmental delegations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for the delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz state border, Saymumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiev, where an additional 15 kilometers of the state border was described.

It is reported that during the meeting, Yatimov and Tashiev discussed “key fundamental issues,” and “now it remains for the working groups to describe all sections.”

As a result of the meeting between the co-chairs of the governmental delegations for the delimitation and demarcation of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, Saymumin Yatimov and Kamchybek Tashiev, it was announced that the work is 90% complete, including in the direction of the villages of Kulundu, Maksat, Arka, and Khistevarz, which were considered the most contentious points. A principled agreement has been reached on these issues, and protocols and documents have been prepared.

Two days before this meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced at a press conference that Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan would sign a final agreement on border issues in March of this year.

Later, the authorities of Tajikistan responded to Hakan Fidan’s statement. In particular, the spokesperson for the Tajik Foreign Ministry, Shohin Samadi, told RIA Novosti that the issue of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border was not discussed during the meeting between the Turkish Foreign Minister and President Emomali Rahmon or with Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin.

The length of the border line between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is about 980 km. In recent years, there have been several armed clashes along the border with Kyrgyzstan, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries on both sides.